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| − | {{CaptRN}} '''Alexander Keith Jones''', R.N. (20 February, 1870 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CaptRN}} '''Alexander Keith Jones''', R.N. (20 February, 1870 – 5 July, 1938) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Jones was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1892. | |
| − | Jones was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | Jones was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 October, 1905. |
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| + | Jones was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 3 June, 1912. | ||
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| + | Jones commanded the yacht [[H.M.S. Albert II (YEAR)|''Albert II'']] from 11 March 1916 to 11 March 1918. | ||
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| + | He reverted to the Retired List as of 15 August, 1919 after a year in the role of Senior Naval Officer, [[Jamaica]]. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 13:48, 8 January 2020
Captain Alexander Keith Jones, R.N. (20 February, 1870 – 5 July, 1938) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Jones was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1892.
Jones was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 October, 1905.
Jones was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 3 June, 1912.
Jones commanded the yacht Albert II from 11 March 1916 to 11 March 1918.
He reverted to the Retired List as of 15 August, 1919 after a year in the role of Senior Naval Officer, Jamaica.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edwin H. Edwards |
Captain of H.M.S. Algerine 22 Feb, 1910[1] |
Succeeded by Francis G. St. G. Brooker |
| Preceded by Frederic W. Fisher as Commodore-in-Charge, Jamaica |
Senior Naval Officer, Jamaica before Apr, 1919[2] |
Succeeded by ? |
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